In simple English
This tool records what people do on your website. It shows you where they click and how they scroll. You can watch video recordings of real visits. It costs no money, because the code is open source. You will need your own server space to store the recordings and process the data.
What it is
This repository contains the source code for Microsoft Clarity. It captures user interactions in the browser and turns them into visual session replays.
What it is good for
Solo builders who want to watch user sessions and check click maps without paying for a commercial analytics service.
- Open source code that you can run on your own infrastructure.
- Masks sensitive user data by default to protect privacy.
- Built with performance in mind to keep your website fast.
- Requires you to build your own backend to store and decode the telemetry data.
- Setup requires comfort with JavaScript and backend development.
- Takes up disk space quickly if your website gets many visitors.
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git clone https://github.com/microsoft/clarity.git cd clarity yarn install